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An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Speech and Language Therapy stroke team at Queen Elizabeth Hospital. We welcome applications from experienced stroke specialist Speech and Language Therapists, who would like to work within a well-established multi-disciplinary Stroke Team.
**Previous applicants need not apply**
You will provide high quality, specialist assessment and rehabilitation to adults with communication and swallowing disorders following stroke. There will be access to a videofluoroscopy service. The post holder will work within a strong multidisciplinary team on the acute stroke unit and may also deliver care within the community. They will also be responsible for the coordination and provision of student SLT placements.
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Speech and Language Therapy Department provides a service to both Stroke and non-stroke patients. The stroke SLT team is part of a wider MDT consisting of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Dietitians and Clinical Psychologists. We work closely alongside Stroke Consultants and Stroke Specialist Nurses to ensure a high quality of patient care. The stroke service at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital provides stroke care throughout the whole pathway from hyper-acute to long term community. The Stroke Unit provides stroke care to patients and their families living in West Norfolk, Cambridgeshire and South Lincolnshire.
The team meet regularly for departmental meetings and peer supervision. The QEH is affiliated to the University of East Anglia and provides training placements for student SLTs and other healthcare professionals.
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has approximately 500 beds on a single site. This post offers a chance to live and work in a beautiful region with its own distinctive mix of urban, rural and coastal landscapes, all within easy reach of Norwich, Cambridge, London and the Midlands. We serve an expanding population of around 300,000, which, can increase substantially during the summer through the popularity of the surrounding countryside and beaches for leisure and holidays. We are a welcoming and friendly hospital that is devoted to our vibrant diverse community.
For further information about this role, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Applications are welcome from anyone who meets the criteria specified in the person specification regardless of age, gender, disability, race ,ethnicity, religion, belief, sexual orientation or other personal circumstances. Only those applicants who demonstrate in the application form how they meet the criteria in the person specification will be shortlisted for interview. We not only recruit employees based on their qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who possess and can demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our core values.
Location: | United Kingdom Norfolk King's Lynn |
Salary: | £43,742 - £50,056 Per annum pro rata GBP per year |
Work type: | Full time
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Only direct applications will be considered |